Dispensing-cabinet.



S. WHEELER.

I DISPENSING CABINET. APPLICATION HLEQ DEC. 22. 1915.

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SETH WHEELER, OF CASTLETON, NEW YORK.

DISPENSING-CABIN ET.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SETH WHEELER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Castleton, Rensselaer county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, refer ence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to dispensing cabinets for folded or interfolded units of paper towels, toilet paper or the like, and its object is to improve upon cabinets of this character, and to provide one from which they may be removed one at a time, and which shall be so constructed that the paper cannot be removed otherwise.

Another object is to provide a simple and durable construction for such cabinets which shall be pleasing in appearance, inexpensive to construct and which shall have little or no wearing parts.

Another object of the invention is to improve upon the means for attaching the cab inet to a wall in a. simple manner but in such a way that it cannot be removed by an unauthorized person.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth hereinafter, and in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I will now proceed to describe the same in the following specification and then point out the novel features thereof in appended claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of a cabinet which embodies the present invention, the section being taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a sectional front elevation of the same device with its follower and indicator, and its pivoted bottom shown in full elevation. The section in this figure is taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the bottom plate of the cabinet shown in the preceding figures. Fig. 5 is a sectional end elevation of a portion of another form of construction of the lower end of a cabinet which also embodies this invention.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

1O designates a rectangular box-like casing of suitable material such as porcelain, which casing is open at the bottom. The back of this casing is constructed with a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 22, 1915.

Patented Jan. a, was.

Serial No. 68,115.

central opening 11 of predetermined shape for a purpose which will be described hereinafter. The lower edge of'the back portion of the casing is out back and rounded as shown at 13.

The bottom plate 20 has attached to its ends, side flanges 21 which are provided with holes 22 near one of their ends through which pass pivots 23 which pass through the sides of the casing 10 into the center of the rounded portion 13 thereof. The side hinges also have outwardly projecting lips 24 which limit the upward movement of the bottom plate.

25 is a key lock set into the bottom plate by means of which it is maintained in its closed position.

The inner edge 26 of the bottom plate is rounded as shown and when the bottom plate is raised up into its closed position this rounded edge 26 lies horizontally opposite the rounded portion 13 of the casing and these two between them form a slot 27 through which the paper in the cabinet may be drawn. The upper surface of the bottom plate slopes down toward this slot.

30 is a follower which is arranged to ride upon the top of the paper and which tends to press it downward. From its forward edge an indicator tab 31 extends downward which, when the greater part of the paper has been removed from the cabinet, projects through the bottom of the cabinet and indicates that the cabinet should be refilled. A part 28 of the bottom plate is cut away to provide a space for the passage of this tab 31.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the casing 10 is made with an opening 14 in the front thereof through which the edge of the follower 30 may be seen when it has descended to a predetermined position. The bottom plate 20 is in this case made with integral side hinges 21 and its forward edge formed with a projecting ridge 29 which cooperates with a beveled edge on the bottom of the front portion of the casing to limit the upward movement of the bottom plate.

40 is a hanger bracket adapted to be secured to a wall. This has an upwardly eX- tending central part 41 and an offset upwardly projecting flange 42.

43 is a sheet spring which overlaps the bracket, which with the bracket is afliXed to the wall by screws 44 which pass through horizontal slots 45. This bracket may be affixed to any wall and if the cabinet is to replace other fixtures this often may be done without boring new holes. The cabinet may be hooked onto the hanger bracket as the opening 11 in the back of the cabinet is of the right size and shape to fit it, and when in place the spring 43 will engage the lower edge of this opening to lock the cabinet in place so that it cannot be removed from the wall except by manipulation through the bottom of the cabinet which is key-locked and therefore inaccessible to unauthorized persons.

I have described the cabinet as made of porcelain as this particular form of cabinet it well adapted to be constructed of this material, and when so made has no exposed parts of metal other than the heads of the pivots 23. But of course I do not mean to limit myself in any way to any particular material and in fact intend no structural or other limitations other than those imposed by the appended claims. 1

What I claim is:

1. A dispensing cabinet comprising a rectangular box-like casing having no bottom, a downwardly swinging bottom plate having side hinges pivotally supported at the bottom corners of said casing, the bottom plate being of less width between its flanges than that of the cabinet and adapted when swung upwardly into closed position to form with the lower edge of the casing between the corners to which the bottom plate is pivoted,

i a transverse discharge slot, and a vertically movable follower within the casing, said follower being provided with a downwardly Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

extending indicating tab and said bottom plate provided with an opening through which said tab may project.

2. A dispensing cabinet comprising a rec vtangular box-like casing, the back of said casing being constructed with an opening of predetermined shape and size, combined spring adapted to press against the lower edge of said opening to lock the casing onto the bracket.

3. A dispensing cabinet comprising a rectangular box-like casing open at the bottom,

a downwardly swinging bottom plate pivotally supported by said casing, the back of said casing being constructed with an opening of predetermined shape and size, combined with a hanger bracket adapted to be affixed to a wall, said bracket having a portion adapted to fit the opening in the back of the casing and having a flange adapted to extend upwardly above said opening, and a spring adapted to press against the lower edge of said opening to lock the casing onto the bracket, said hanger and spring being accessible only through the bottom of the casing.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of December 1915.

SETH WHEELER.

Witnesses: 7

WM. A. WHEELER, SETH WHEELER, Jr.

Washington, D. G. 

